Thomas Miller
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| Thomas Miller | |
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| Person | Thomas Miller |
| Title | |
| First name | Thomas |
| Middle name(s) | |
| Last name | Miller |
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| Spouse of | |
| Widow of | |
| Occupation | Mariner |
| Secondary shorebased occupation | |
| Mariner occupation | Master |
| Associated with ship(s) | Sampson of London (Master: Thomas Miller) |
| Training | Not apprentice |
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| Was apprentice of | |
| Had apprentice(s) | |
| Citizen | Unknown |
| Literacy | Signature |
| Has opening text | Thomas Miller |
| Has signoff text | Thomas Miller |
| Signoff image | (Invalid transcription image) |
| Language skills | English language |
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| Birth country | |
| Res street | Wapping |
| Res parish | |
| Res town | |
| Res county | Middlesex |
| Res province | |
| Res country | England |
| Birth year | 1595 |
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| First deposition age | 59 |
| Primary sources | |
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| Deposition start page(s) | HCA 13/71 f.660r Annotate |
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| Deposition date(s) | Aug 9 1654 |
| How complete is this biography? | |
| Has infobox completed | Yes |
| Has synthesis completed | No |
| Has HCA evidence completed | No |
| Has source comment completed | No |
| Ship classification | |
| Type of ship | Merchant ship |
| Silver Ship litigation in 1650s | |
| Role in Silver Ship litigation | None |
Biographical synthesis
Thomas MIller (b. ca. 1595; d. ?). Mariner.
Master of the ship the Sampson of London in 1649.[1]
Resident in 1654 in Wapping.
Evidence from High Court of Admiralty
Fifty-nine year old Thomas Miller deposed on August 9th 1654 in the High Court of Admiralty, He was examined "On the behalfe of Captaine John Lynes late commander of the shipp the Sampson of London".[2]
In May 1649 Thomas Miller was master of the Sampson of London, reporting to Captaine John Lynes, the commander of the same ship. The ship was at Bahia in Brazil, where on May 9th 1649 the ship was seized , together with her lading of sugars, on the authority of the King of Portugal.[3]
